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MTE 1 Master Syllabi
Division:
Student Success and Academic Advancement
Curricula in Which Course is Taught: All
Course Number and Title:
Credit Hours: 1
MTE 1 Operations with Positive Fractions
Hours/Wk Lecture: 1
Hours/Wk Lab:
Lec/Lab Comb:
I.
Catalog Description: Includes operations and problem solving with proper fractions, improper
fractions, and mixed numbers without the use of a calculator. Emphasizes applications and
includes U. S. customary units of measure. Credit is not applicable toward graduation.
II.
Relationship of the course to curricula objectives in which it is taught:
The student will solve application problems using proper fractions, improper fractions, and
mixed numbers. All student learning outcomes for this unit must be completed without the use
of a calculator. Emphasis should be placed on applications throughout the unit. Applications
will use U.S. customary units of measurement. All fractions in this unit should be expressed in
simplest form, unless otherwise indicated. The instructor/tutors will also address note taking
and organizational skills along with math anxieties and coping techniques to overcome
mathematical fears as needed. Students will receive one-on-one attention for their math
needs.
III.
Required background:
Qualifying Virginia Placement Test Score or successful completion of BSK 1.
IV.
Course Content:
1.1 Write, simplify, and compare fractions.
1.2 Perform operations with fractions.
1.3 Solve applications using U.S. customary units of measurement.
V. Learner Outcomes
The student will:
1.1
Write, simply and compare fractions.
1.1.1
Express parts of a whole using fraction notation.
1.1.2
Convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers.
1.1.3
Express repeated factors using exponents.
1.1.4
Find the prime factorization of a given number.
1.1.5
Write fractions in simplest form.
1.1.6
Compare two quantities in the form of a ratio or rate in simplest form.
1.1.7
Find the least common multiple (LCM) of two or more whole numbers.
1.1.8
Find the least common denominator (LCD) of two or more fractions.
1.1.9
Determine the relationship (<, >, =) between two fractions with unlike
denominators.
1.2
Perform operations with fractions.
1.2.1
Add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like denominators.
1.2.2
Add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with unlike
denominators.
1.2.3
Multiply fractions and mixed numbers.
1.2.4
Divide fractions and mixed numbers.
1.2.5
Simplify expressions involving fractions using order of operation.
1.3
Solve application using U.S. customary units of measurement.
VI. Evaluation
Students must complete homework assignments with 90% or higher accuracy, quizzes with
80% or higher and complete a Unit Post Test with 75% or higher accuracy to pass the unit.
All homework, quizzes and the Unit Post Test is administered via the computer.
VII. This course supports the following competencies and objectives:
DCC Educational Objectives:
Critical Thinking
Quantitative Reasoning
Computer Skills